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*Drivers must know rules of the road*Super wealthy are ruining our country*Good deed was much appreciated*Grant helps H2O help communty*Helpers play role in success of sale*Firefighters thank Dallas supporters

DALLAS -- Dallas High School science teacher Lee Jones' last experience with organic chemistry was in college. But this summer, he is conducting research that may speed the development of new prescription drugs.

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DALLAS -- As Summerfest, Dallas' biggest display of community pride, was in full swing downtown on Friday afternoon, former city manager Jerry Wyatt was being arraigned on 17 charges alleging theft and official misconduct.

Alan and Tammy Shifley visited with Alan's parents, Clyde and Betty Shifley, in the picturesque little town of Angelica, N.Y., for a week in July. Betty grew up there, so they returned when Clyde retired. Alan's daughter, Amy, had gone the week before to visit them, so all came home together.

DALLAS -- Oregon Family Health is offering sports physicals for middle school and high school students, including those entering the ninth grade, as well as Pop Warner football players, Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.

POLK COUNTY -- Peter Guillozet walks beside the bridge that passes over the Little Luckiamute River south of Bridgeport Road and wades through a swath of thigh-high -- and invasive -- reed canary grass toward a towering perennial plant.

DALLAS -- An artist's reception following the conclusion of the &quot;A Bird's Eye View of Dallas&quot; youth art &quot;walkabout camp&quot; will take place in the gallery above Latitude One in Dallas, 904 Main St., Friday at 6 p.m.

The Pedee Women's Club is set to make more than 17 different kinds of pie -- more than 50 pies total -- to sell at the Summer Garden Festival at Dancing Oaks Nursery on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events taking place in Polk County that are open to the public. To submit an event for calendar consideration, please send it at least two weeks before the actual event date to the

Here we are in the midst of a wonderful summer, enjoying farmers markets, concerts and movies in the park, good weather for gardens, picnics and family reunions, and those twilight evenings at the end of a busy day.

INDEPENDENCE -- While recounting the origins of the Discovery Channel's &quot;Deadliest Catch,&quot; Sig Hansen, fishing boat captain and one of its stars, described to an audience at Riverview Park Amphitheater how network producers eight years ago asked to meet with Hansen and his brother about being featured.

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KINGS VALLEY -- Fort Hoskins was built in 1856 and was one of three forts established in Western Oregon inside the boundaries of the Coast Indian Reservation, where tribes had been forcibly resettled in 1855.

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PEDEE -- Not long after the U.S. Army decommissioned Fort Hoskins in the Kings Valley area in 1865, one dwelling on site, the post commander's house, was moved more than 5 miles northeast to a farmstead in the Pedee area.

In a news brief headlined "Another winner," which accompanied the story "4-H honors local leaders" that appeared on Page 2A of the July 4 issue of the Itemizer-Observer, the city of residence for Carol Harris was incorrect. She is a resident of West Salem. The I-O regrets the error.

DALLAS -- Last year, the Polk County Commission for Children and Families launched three new initiatives: a teen pregnancy/STD awareness campaign, a homeless connect event and a fifth-grade mentoring program at Dallas' Whitworth Elementary School.

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INDEPENDENCE -- Julie Leggs had passed muster with health inspectors, received half of her furniture and conducted a run-through with employees at her frozen yogurt shop in Central Plaza earlier this month.

POLK COUNTY -- When he unleashes the 5-horse-power beast that is his &quot;other car&quot; during parades, Shrine club member Victor Morton's attitude is akin to a vintage automobile owner, with him crossing his fingers for perfect conditions.

Itemizer-Observer staff reporter Craig Coleman interviewed Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, of the &quot;Deadliest Catch&quot; on Monday by telephone from his Seattle home. Here are highlights from their question-and-answer session:

Note: Listings are regularly scheduled events during the week and may not include special, one-day or one-time programs or classes. Schedules are subject to change. For a complete calendar, contact the Dallas or Monmouth senior center.

Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events taking place in Polk County that are open to the public. To submit an event for calendar consideration, please send it at least two weeks before the actual event date to the

Information for the police report comes from local law enforcement agencies. Not all calls for service are included in this report. The status of incidents reported may change after further investigation. Individuals arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven guilty.

DALLAS -- You remember those writing assignments -- the ones that you thought were brilliant when you turned them in, but they came back from the teacher riddled with red pen marks and a less-than-stellar grade.

*Learn how to make soap on Thursday*Reunion scheduled for Monmouth High*Lavender Festival set this weekend*Summer concert Sunday at Rogue*Youth Bible camp will begin Monday*Raising bees topic of July 18 meeting

INDEPENDENCE -- Independence Police reserve officer Eric Solberg pedaled to the top of the Riverview Park Amphitheater early on Thursday evening. He had only been 20 minutes into bike patrol duty when he was flagged down by a vendor.

DALLAS -- Mayor Brian Dalton said he was &quot;very surprised&quot; to learn of potential financial improprieties -- that could lead to criminal charges -- on the part of former City Manager Jerry Wyatt.

MONMOUTH -- One of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last and most popular works, &quot;The Magic Flute,&quot; is an ambitious two-act opera that challenges its actors with ballads and spoken dialogue and a running time of more than three hours.

MONMOUTH -- Western Oregon senior free safety Bryce Peila has been named a preseason first team All-American by Beyond Sports Network and teammates Gavin Drake and Scotland Foss were each placed on the honorable mention team.

Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events taking place in Polk County that are open to the public. To submit an event for calendar consideration, please send it at least two weeks before the actual event date to the

Information for the police report comes from local law enforcement agencies. Not all calls for service are included in this report. The status of incidents reported may change after further investigation. Individuals arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven guilty.

GRAND RONDE -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde 2012 Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow -- renamed in honor of U.S. Army veteran and Tribal Elder Marce Norwest, who died in 2011 -- will be held Friday through Sunday.

INDEPENDENCE -- Before he passed away, local farmer Al Haener penned a short written history in 1987 about Independence's ties to the hop industry, a resource that staff at the Heritage Museum still consult.